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Episode 55—Thirty Days at a Trappist Monastery

Steve Fawver, pastor of Spiritual Health & Care at Newberg Friends Church in Oregon, talks with Nathan about the value of retreats and reflects on a recent 30 day stay at a Trappist monastery.

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11 7 Beyond Redemption
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Is Your Body Beyond Redemption?

Ever feel as though the “incessant clamorings” of your body defeat your spiritual intentions? Dallas Willard argues for the unity of flesh and spirit in both our longing for God and the redemptive work of Jesus in this excerpt from The Great Omission.
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
November 7, 2016
11 04 Reading Whom
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Who's Reading Whom?

No matter how well you think you know Scripture, God’s Word always holds surprises when you open yourself up to it in new ways. James Bryan Smith shares how a silent retreat and a jogging monk opened his eyes to deeper appreciation of Scripture in the midst of spiritual crisis.
James Bryan Smith
James Bryan Smith
November 4, 2016
10 20 Movie Night
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Reel Formation

As the weather turns colder and nothing sounds better than snuggling on the couch under a blanket, we are reminded that Christian spiritual formation can come through the most unlikely channels. Movies can hint at redemption in unexpected ways. Here are a few we like for chilly nights.
Renovaré Team
Renovaré Team
November 3, 2016
11 02 Grandeur Of God
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World Weary? Read This.

Sometimes it takes something as bright and sudden and startling as a poem to make us stop in our tracks in renewed wonder at the living God and his marvelous creation.
Gerard Manley Hopkins
Gerard Manley Hopkins
November 2, 2016

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